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Help Your Child Read Faster, Easier & With Better Comprehension
Many smart children struggle with reading not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because their visual system is working too hard. A regular eye exam that only checks “20/20” eyesight may miss these important visual skills.
Located in Sugar Land, TX. Evaluations available for children, teens, and college students who struggle with reading and schoolwork.
Signs Vision May Be Affecting Reading
These symptoms are commonly reported by parents and teachers.
If your child:
- Skips lines or loses place when reading
- Reads excessively slowly compared to classmates
- Has difficulty remembering what was just read
- Is unable to finish written work in the time allotted
- Ignores or leaves out details on written work and tests
- Reverses letters or numbers (b/d, p/q, 6/9, etc.) past the early grades
- Complains of headaches, eye strain, or tired eyes with reading
- Avoids reading or needs much more help than you would expect
These behaviors are often linked to visual skills problemssuch as poor tracking, focusing, eye teaming, and visual processing—not just blurry eyesight.
How Vision Affects Reading & Learning
Good vision for school is more than being able to see the 20/20 line.
Reading well requires the eyes and brain to work together as a team. At Bright Eye Care & Vision Development, we evaluate the visual skills that support strong academics:
- Eye tracking– keeping place on a line of print without skipping words
- Focusing accuracy & stamina– keeping words clear during sustained reading
- Eye teaming– using both eyes together comfortably and efficiently
- Depth perception– important for sports and copying from the board
- Visual processing– how the brain organizes and understands what the eyes see
Research shows that students who fail one or more visual skills tests often read significantly slower than their peers—even when they can see 20/20 on the eye chart.
Visual Skills & Reading Evaluation
A specialized exam focused on how your child’s visual system supports learning.
During a visual skills evaluation, we may assess:
- Eye tracking and fine eye movement control
- Near focusing power, accuracy, and flexibility
- Eye teaming at near (convergence) and distance
- Depth perception and 3D vision
- Visual memory and other visual processing abilities
After testing, we review the results with you and explain whether visual skills are contributing to your child’s reading or attention difficulties, and what can be done to help.
Vision Therapy to Improve Reading
Customized programs to strengthen the visual skills needed for learning.
When appropriate, we may recommend vision therapy—a doctor-directed program of eye–brain activities designed to:
- Improve eye tracking and reading fluency
- Build focusing stamina for homework and schoolwork
- Strengthen eye teaming to reduce double or blurred print
- Enhance visual processing and reading comprehension over time
Therapy is tailored to each child and can be coordinated with existing tutoring or school support services (504, IEP, dyslexia support, etc.).
Ready to Find Out if Vision Is Holding Your Child Back?
Schedule a visual skills & reading evaluation at Bright Eye Care & Vision Development in Sugar Land, TX.